Certhia brachydactyla
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird found in woodlands through much of the warmer regions of Europe and into north Africa. It has a generally more southerly distribution than the other European treecreeper species, the common treecreeper, with which it is easily confused where they both occur. The short-toed treecreeper tends to prefer deciduous trees and lower altitudes than its relative in these overlap areas. Although mainly sedentary, vagrants have occurred outside the breeding range.
The short-toed treecreeper is one of a group of four very similar Holarctic treecreepers, including the closely related North American brown creepers, and has five subspecies differing in appearance and song. Like other treecreepers, the short-toed is inconspicuously plumaged brown above and whitish below, and has a curved bill and stiff tail feathers. It is a resident in woodlands throughout its range, and nests in tree crevices or behind bark flakes, laying about six eggs. This common, unwary, but inconspicuous species feeds mainly on insects which are picked from the tree trunk as the treecreeper ascends with short hops.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 14 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 15 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 16 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 19 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Short-toed Treecreeper sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 2,215 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Short-toed Treecreeper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against about 40% in April and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-toed Treecreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Short-toed Treecreeper sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Short-toed Treecreeper that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Chaffinch (about 70%), Eurasian Blackbird (about 60%) and Great Tit (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-toed Treecreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (2,215 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
